jpdb beta

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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fish

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flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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two legs; two feet; two pairs

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different school (e.g. of ikebana)

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

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ground; earth's surface

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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means; way; measure

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recovering slightly; making a small rally

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by myself; in person; by oneself

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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retreat; retirement; depression (hole)

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un-; non-; negative prefix

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condition; figure; appearance; voice

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

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retreating figure; appearance from behind

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

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un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...

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squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

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to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer

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near the pond; edge of a pond

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pond

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townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

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to become complicated

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freedom; liberty

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

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liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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red-lacquered sword sheath

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easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

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to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

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above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

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thin; slender

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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alcohol; sake

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to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

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severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing

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